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SWEET
REVENGE
Mr
Captain P. A> niTCHSL,
Author of "Chattanooga," "Chlckamauga," Kto.
Copyright, 1807, by Harper & lirothors.
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CHAPTER XI.
bt kaliko tue oun8.
JAQU ELI NE once more becnme nn
object of undivided Interest. Tho
men crowded about tier, staring
at her, uttering exclamations of
admiration, vainly seeking a wny to
do her honor. Presen. ,, they cut sap
lings, out of which they constructed a
rude chair, decorating It with twigs,
and one 111 favored bandit, to whom
nature bad Imparted,^, spark of art,
gathered wild tlowcrs with which tc
put on finishing touches. When the
Beat was completed, the men looked
awkwardly at Jack, and the captain,
presenting the tips of his Angers, led
her to her Improvised throne. Helen,
who at the first sign that I was to bo
temporarily spared had recovered her
equanimity and had Infused some of
her restored cournge Into Jack, saw at
once tho advantage of keeping up her
cousin's popularity. Seizing some of
- the flowers, she wove them on a frame
work of green twigs Into a circular gar
land and insisted on crowning tho fa
vorite, not queen of May, for May had
not yet come, but queen of a mouth fur
more appropriate?April.
By this time night had come on, n
ronrlng fire was lighted, nnd the guer
rillas, forming a ring of which Jack
was the gom, threw themselves on the
ground and listened to her chat, her
Bongs, her stories, their fire llghtod
faces stiuidlug out of tho gloom In
grim contrast with her refined beauty.
The captain, with his superior breed
ing, served ns a link between her and
his men, keeping them In check nnd
stimulating their admiration by his
own. If Jack tlagged for a moment be
tween her stories and her songs, Helen
was quick to suggest new ones, and oc
casionally both wore relieved by little
Buck, who would throw In some quaint
remark typical of that peculiar crea
ture, the American boy.
So long as the songs and stories last
ed there was nothing to precipitate
trouble, but the eutertalnmeut could
not go on all night, und I began to
dread the momcut when the girls
should attempt to take their doi -rture.
Presently fielen In u firm voice said:
"Come, It's time for us to go."
Shouts of "No!" "A dance!" "A song!"
greeted tho proposition, nnd the guer
rillas began to form In groups to resist
an exit. Helen, seleetlug the uoislcst
knot of men, drew a revolver from her
pocket and, cocking It, moved toward
thorn with her eyes fixed upon them,
calm and steady. Whether It was that
they were cowed by tho weapon or ad
mired this evidence of woman's pluck,
they opened a way. The captain, seiz
ing the opportunity, quickly took Jack
by tho hand and led her a er her
cousin. Once beyond tho ring, he as
sisted the girls to mount, then, mount
ing himself, tho three rodo away, fol
lowed by a cheer. As for me, I breath
ed one long sigh of relief.
"Well, Ginger," said Buck, "reckon
ef we uns air golu to git to Sparty to
morrer we'll have to travel all night."
"Is the nigger takln yo* to Sparty or
air yo' takln the nigger?" asked one
of the men.
"Dat ain't gwluo to mak' no differ',"
said Ginger. "Mars Buck an 1 don'
never had no trouble. Mars' Buck, he's
my mare' till I gits to de new ono."
Buck led his horse to tho log nud
mounted, giving uio a slgnlficuut look,
as much ns to say, "I won't desert
you," then rode av/ay, followed by Gin
ger, with the remark:
"Goodby, yo' fellers. Much 'bilged
fo' the good time."
The restraint of the girls' presence
being no longer felt, the men's behavior
changed In a twinkling. Tho captain's
absence left Pete Hnlllday, tho worst
man In the gang, free to foment trou
ble, and he began to do so by sneering
ut his chief for being brought, as he
expressed It, under petticoat govern
ment. Thero appeared to bo two fac
tions In tho band?the ono headed by
Halliday or Jaycox and tho other by
Captain Rlngold. Halliday set about
instigating the guerrillas, or, rather,
his adherents, to go after Helen and
Jack and bring them back for another
dance. To make matters worse, one
of the men found some applejack, and
It was not long before the gang were
half drunk. Meanwhile the captain
returned and received a hearty cursing
from Halliday and his adherents. Sev
eral of them started to bring back the
girls, but Rlngold drew upon them nnd
threatened to shoot them unless they
returned. They staggered back, grum
bling, and the captain adroitly pro
posed another pull at the applejack.
This diverted them, and after finishing
the liquor on* after another sank Into
a drunken slumber.
It was midnight Every member of
the band was asleep save the man who
was deputed to guard me. He was Hit
ting on a piece of firewood, bo placed
that he could watch me across the
flame. I lay on my back looking up at
the stars and featherlike clouds that
cow and again floated across the great
? blue dome, the only motion apparent
save the tree tops bending under an oc
casional breeze. The Are flickered, the
guard nodded, and an owl in the dis
tance gave an occasional hoot.
I heard something stir in the under
brush. Glancing aside, I saw a small
light disk over a bush. It was t*o face
of little Buck.
Now, In the name of all the gods, will
those devoted friends never give over
risking their ttves In these useless at
tempts? What Is to happen n?w? I
scowled an order to the boy to go
away, but he paid no attention to It.
Something came sliding aloaat the
?round and Icdg?d against me. The
guard beard tt, started, cast a quick
glance at me. then about him, but,
seeing nothing, relapsed Into Ms for
mier quietude, _I fffc f* art**,had,
struck me and oasped a Jackknlfe.
Meanwhile Buck disappeared, but.
soon appealing again In bis place, held
up a carbine. He had doubtless stolen
It from one of the men who slept ou
the edge of the circle about the fire.
Again he disappeared, and I Watched
eagerly for bis return. The guard was
?till awake, though nodding, but had
he been more watchful be would uot
likely have discovered Buck, for the
underbrush, both where the boy ap
peared to me and where It skirted the
sleeping guerrillas, was so thick that
In passing around the camp . > was
Comparatively safe from observation.
Besides for moat of the distance Buck
traversed in his gun foray the guard's
back was toward btm,
I watch the point where Bock's head
?DueajiA jgptcttMLJflL am vthM*ln1
tiut In Its stead presently see two white
points. Straining my eyes, I discern
the whlteB of two eyes, then a black
face.
It Is Glngqr. A white line appears
directly below the eyes, and by Is allow
ing his tooth In a .smile. Ho raises his
arm, and, behold, another gunl Again
a white line of teeth, and he puts thu
weapon down, Live, 10, 15 minutes
elapse. Ginger holds his ground. Has
he gone to sloopV No. Another five
minutes, and ho holds up another gun.
iAh, I see. Little Buck; with catlike
Sread, Is gathering in the arms. That's
well. He is far bettor tilted for such
delicate work than a stllT old negro.
The little pantomime begins to take
shape In my mind and bring anticipa
tions of more thau a fight for my owu
life. If 1 can escape and Buck and
Ginger secure sufficient arms, It may
be possible for all our party to got to
gether and make a defense. I must
tell Ginger to get some ammunition.
But with a guard looking straight at
me it Is no easy task to convey an
order by 61g;:.und that to a stupid
negro. Catch ingfeghl of a small stone
beside me. I put out my band, yawning
to conceal my Intention, let It fall on
the stone and soon had It between the
knuckle of my thumb aud the point of
my forefinger, as a boy holds a murble.
Watching till tho guard's head Is turn
ed, looklug meaningly at Ginger, I lire
the stone a short distance, hoping ho
wPl understand the word "ammuni
tion. Ills face Is a blank; It Is evi
dent that ho does not know what I
mean, and there Is no prospect of bis
getting It through his thick skull.
Ginger turned away, and I knew that
he was speaking to his young master;
then Buck's white face showed Itself
inquiringly behind the negro's black
one. I looked meaningly at Buck and
repeated the motion of firing. He
caught my meaning and, taking up a
gun, made a motion as If ramming a
cartridge, looking at me Inquiringly. I
Indicated that ho was right. He went
away and after a long absence came
back and held up four cartridges, two
In each hand. Then, putting down tho
boxes, he held up three flugers, and I
knew that they had secured three guns.
Ho next held up four flugers of tho
other hand, pointing to the sleeping
guerrillas, and I knew ho proposed to
get one more guu.
Buck was a long while capturing the
fourth gun. One of tho men awoke,
yawned, sat up aud looked luto the
fire, yawned again, lay down and was
soon snoring. Then the guard got up
from where he was sitting. There was
a slight sound In tho bushes, and he
listened attentively. Then he put some
wood on the flro and sat down again.
Ho had scarcely seated himself before
Ginger held up the fourth gun.
' I moved slightly, showing my friends
by ray manner that I was about to try
{ to get away. They appeared to under
1' J
The ouard opened hi* eyes and looked
straight at me.
stand and gathered up the guns, Buck
taking one and Ginger three, doing ail
so silently that no sound reached even
me. I waited, watching the guard In
tently till he should nod. I had no ex
pectation of his going to sleep. I only
hoped to free myself from my thongs
before be should discover my move
ment He nodded. I moved. Ho open
ed his eyes. I snored. He nodded again.
I grasped the knife. Thoughtful Buckl
He had opened the blade. Drawing up
my knees, I cut the ropes that bound
my ankles, then folt In my boot leg for
the revolver. I was about to cock It
when I remembered that the guard
would hear tho click. I thought I
would conceal tho sound by a sneeze,
but a sneeze might disturb some of the
band. The owl, which had for some
time been silent, hooted. It usually
gave three hoots In succession. I count
ed?one, two and at the third cocked
my revolver. Through my half closed
Uds I cast a glanco at tho guard. His
eyes were shut ! looked significantly
at Buck and Ginger to show them that
1 was ready, then motioned them to
g& Waiting long enough for them to
put a few hundred yards between them
and tho camp and noticing that the
guard's eyes were still shut I prepared
to follow.
Rising slowly and silently, keeping
my eyes fixed on the man by the Are,
raising my revolver and taking as good
an aim as possible with bound wrists,
I stood on my feet One step back
ward, then another, a third, a fourth,
a flftb, n sixth. I had reached the
bushes where Buck and Ginger had
been concealed and was about to take
one moro step which would secure con
cealment when tho guard opened his
eyes and looknd straight at mo.
Surprise wns his lost emotion, my
figure the last sight he ever saw. I
shot him through tho head and before
tho report had ceased to reverberate
was In the bushes.
CHAPT1DR XII.
A DATXIOHT ATTACK.
DESPITE tho thickness of the
surrounding underbrush, i
made quick progress. Jump,
lag clean over bushes, darting
around trees and under low limbs, aft
er running tome 200 yards from the
guerrllia camp I came to a compare
tlvely open space. Seeing a figure
standing within It and surmising it to
be one of my friends, I was about to
oall whou a woman's voice cried
"Halt!" I knew that I was covered by
a weapon and stopped short
"Are youM? i,
"Yes, and yon"? "?! '
"Kelen. This way."
She darted awaj Uk? a <Ucr, I good
[ The < World's Greatest' Fever Medicine'. I
I Kor all form? of ferer tako JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FBVBR TONIC, l* l0? I
I Mines hottor than qulDlno and does In a ulnglo day what ?low auinln*. ??""22 I
I do In 10 days. Jt's splouUld cures aro In striking contrast to tho fu?b10 ouros u
overtook her, ami together we ran per- i
hapa half a mile, when sho began to
climb an ascent lending to the base ot
an overhanging cliff. 1 saw through
tho gloom a large and a small tlgure
climbing Just ahead of us and knew
they were Ginger and Buck. Helen led
tho way up to a recess In the cliff, an?I
I saw at once a position that we could i
hold against a dozen men so long as wo i
bad food and ammunition.
"Hello!" It was Jack's cheery voice, i
"Goody! Ain't 1 glad to get out o' the
wildern ess!"
"I'm glad enough," I said as soon as
I could get breath to speak, "but you
women"?
There was no time for words. We
set about rolling a big stouo luto a gap
between two others, and as soon as It
was In position had a continuous
breastwork. The guerrillas were call?
I Ing to euch other In the woods below,
but tbey did not seem to know where
we were. I picked up one of the guns
Ginger had thrown down, Buck had
uiiu in his huUds, Giujjer kept u?o, and
Helen seized the remaining one.
"Where de I come in?" chirped Jack.
"Here." I handed her the revolver,
!n which there were five loaded cham
bers, aud told her to hold on to It, as
she would doubtless need lt. Wo all
took position behind our breastworks
ready to repel an assault, at tho same
time seeing to the condition of our
pieces. They were cavalry carbines,
all loaded and capped ready for use.
"Where are your horses?" I asked.
"Picketed down there," Helen re
piled, pointing westward, "In a thicket
not far from the road."
"Have you anything to eat?"
She glanced at n parcel on tho
ground. "I got that in a cabin. There's
some corn pone and pork."
"Barely enough for one meal. Any
water?"
"There's some water trickling be
tween the rocks back there."
"That pone and pork means a chance,
but It's a slim one."
Helen set her lips, Jack turned pale,
Ginger showed no emotion whatever,
whllo Buck remarked that he'd be
"darned If he didn't plunk ouo of 'em,
anyway." As for myself, I was aghast
at tho terrible fate that threatened
those w,-:0 had ao nobly and so bravely
risked all In my behalf.
"What brought you here?" I asked,
impatiently, of Helen.
"When you were taken from * our
house I resolved to follow. Buck came
in just as I started, and Insisted ou
Joining me. We traced you to Colonel
Rutland's plantation"?
"I see. It was you I heard coming
In after I went up stairs."
"Ginger took the horses to the stable
and was returning to the house when
ho saw two men climb a tree near your
window and enter your room. Ho
watched from a distance and saw
them brlug you out, but he could not
tell whether they were taking you
away by force or assisting you to es
cape. Coming Into the bouse, he told
us what had happened.
"Jack started to awaken Cnptnln
Beaumont, but I stopped her. If you
had been assisted to escape, this would
be fatal. Besides, from what Jack had
told me of the captain, I Judged he
would have his night's rest before
starting In pursuit. I told Jack I would!
follow you my.jolf, and she was wild
to come with me. Ginger had seen you
leave tho plantation and knew tho di
rection you had taken. We sent him
and Buck ahead, aud they soon came
near enough to you to hear your horses'
hoof beats, then waited for us to come
up. Soon after we lost track of you,
but, hearing somethlug come crashing
down the mountain'*?
"A stone."
?"we follow td the direction of the
sound. In the early morning Buck and
Ginger came upon you unexpectedly.
As soon as you had gone they rejoined
us, we shadowed you and yesterdny
afternoon laid a plan for your escape."
"A wild, Impracticable scheme. Ono
circumstance has led to another, each
Involving you more deeply. My Ood.
what a load of obligation 1 We can't
stay here. We'll starve. Buck, couldn't
you slip out In the darkness and Und
help?"
"No, slree; I'm not golu out o' hynr.
I'm goln t' stay an fight with the rest."
"But you may save all our lives."
"Why don't you go, Mr. Brandy
stone?"
"I? I must stay with your sister and
cousin. Besides, I'm big and couldn't
get through as easily as you."
"Well, I ain't n-goha to sneak away
If I am little."
"Bucky," said Jack, "jro' needn't go.
I'll go myself."
"Yo* don' do nuflln like dat. Missy
Jack," cried Ginger. **Dem grillers
shoot yo'I Wha' mars' say ef 1 go back
an tell 'em de apple ob be eyo go down
'mong grlllers fo* to git shot? I gwlne,
mars'," he added to me.
But by this time there was more call
ing among the men below, a streak of
light appeared in the east, and 1 did
not dare let any one attempt to evade
tho enemy. Resides, I could now see
. by the lay of the land that It would bo
Impossible.
Something must havo glveu tbo guer
rillas an lokllng of our whereabouts,
for as soon ns it was light we could
see them standing, looking up at our
position. I told every one to lie low,
hoping that some of tho outlaws would
climb up to Investigate and wo might
pick them off. For more than an hour
we remained concealed, only speaking
In whispers; then we saw the knot of
men below divide, three going to the
west, three to tbo east, while three be
gan to climb townrd our fortross. One
remained below, aud as the light In
creased I saw It was the captain.
Wo four who wero armed with car
bines knelt behind the rocks, I to the
extreme left, Helen next, then Buck
behind the stone wo had moved to fill
tho gap, with Gingor bringing up tho
right end of tho lino. I was an excel
lent shot?I had long been considered
ono of tho best In Tennessee? and it
turned out that Helen was not bad.
Ginger was no shot at all. I selected
tho man In advanco for my especial ob
ject, deoiguated the second for Helen
and gave Buck the third. They were
to Are after mo In the order named.
Gingor was to flro at any who might bo
left standing. Jack had only a revolv
er, and I directed hor to keep back. Sho
was trembling, and In order to strength
en her by concentrating her mind on
some duty I told her to De resny to
hand us the ammunition after tbo first
volley.
The guerrillas came on, every man
holding a carbine. When they b*4 cov
ered i third of the distance, I saw that
Buck was iibout to Are out of tum, and
I was obliged U> speak to him some
what sharply. I think the advancing
men heard me, for they stopped and
consulted, Th?. cjptate. ggmdlfig be
^*9H
low, called to theui to '-to on. und. Bop- '
aratiug ?o "s to leave u dozen yards j
between each man. skirmish fashion,
they started again, watching eogerly j
for a sight of something to tiro at. As
they were all abreast, my order for
thing would not servo. I gave another.
"I'll take the left mau, Miss Stau
forth the center. Buck the right."
There was no response. All were too
intent on the work before us to speak.
1 permitted the men to come within a
hundred yards, when, taking deliberate
aim with the rest. I shot my man
through the heart. In another mo
ment Helen's rille cracked, and the
center man dropped. Buck, who was
excited, tired wild and missed alto
gether. Ginger lost his heud com
pletely nud did not tire at all. As Gin
ger's courage deserted him Juck's came
to her all of a schien.
"Why don't yo' shoot, Ginger?" She
cried, with Hashing eyes. Snatching
his gun and aiming it at the remaining
man, who was rapidly getting down
the declivity, she K,,n' him tho r??sr of
the way with u limp. Two meu were '
put out of tho 8ght and the third dis
abled.
"By golly." cried Buck, "we licked
'em, dldu't \vc?"
1 thought it best not to discourage
him by telling him that this was only
a preliminary skirmish, but asked Jack
for the ammunition, and we nil reload
ed.
The wounded man went back to tho
captain, who appeared greatly agitated
over the result. He was evidently sur
prised at the reception of his searching
party. The men who had gone to tho
Hanks, hearing the thing, rejoined their
lender, and two men who bad beeu lu
the roar came forward.
Heaven preserve us! The captain has
started up the Klope nt the head of a
Btormlng party of eight men.
I was appalled. We had but four
guns and after tiling a volley must 10
load before Qrlllg another. Wo could
not expect to disable more than four
men nt the first lire; then the remaining
four would bo upon us before we could
reload. In quick tones I gave the or
der:
"All load. I'll lire."
With that I l<; drive and dropped a
man. Then, throwing down tny gun,
I took Helen's and dropped another.
Buck handed mo Iiis, and 1 dropped a
third.
"By jltnluyl" cried Buck, exposing
his head to see better. "Ain't yo' a bul
ly shot?" Bin?: went a bullet within
?n Inch of his ear. and he ducked.
"Keep dowu!" I cried as tho lend rat
tled against the rocks In front of us.
/ Khnt mu man throuuh the heart.
and fired tho fourth gun, again hitting
my man, though I only "winged" him.
Indeed. I believe he dropped to cvndo
tho fire. By this time the first gun had
been reloaded, and I took aim at the
captain. I was sure I lilt him, but he
came ou. Taking the next gun now
ready, I tired at him again, but Just as
l did so one of the men stepped In
front of him and received tho shot.
Tl. I.. ? ;..1 ?*.<. ?-, ..1* rr\\ _
*UIO UUlBUcU nit; uoouua. ' lie men
broke and lied and before I could get
another shot were Tar back toward tho
nosltlon from which they had started.
' l-U f CONTINUED.]
A Good Jokk on Herself,?Tho
Philadelphia Ledger says that the ex
ceedingly handsome wife of a certain
Senator is going about those days
doing what only tho hundredth wo
man would ever think of doing. She
is telling a story on herself. Not very
long ago a woman cf fashion gave a
voiy elaborate luncheon. As the
Senator's wife seated herself and drew
off her gloves sho noticed that beside
her sat a stout, elderly person, obvious
ly wealthy, obviously dressed by one
who didn't know and just as obviously
unused to tho ways of polite society.
Indeed, she presently turned to tho
Senator's wife and confessed it.
" I guess yours is tho only face hero
I know, except Emily's thero," in
dicating tho hostess. " Sho's my
niece. But I knew you the minute I
set eyos on you. I sa>s to myself.
?There's Mrs. Senator Blank,' and I
know it."
" Perhaps you'd seon mo somewhere
before," said the Senator's wifo
graciously. ?? 1 think you are from my
husband's State, are you not ?"
*? Yes, I am," admitted the stranger,
" but I ain't ever seen you before.''
"My pioture in tho magazine,
then?" said the Senator's wifo, who
had appeared in the public prints fre
quently of lato.
"That's it," answered tho other
eagerly. " That's just how I come to
know you as soon ss I saw you. I've
been seeing you in the backs of maga
zines for months, and, say, I want to
ask you, confidentially, is that soap as
good as you say it is?"
President Roosevelt has given his
hearty approval to the schemo for
building a bridge across the Potomac
river, which will include a memorial
arch in honor ot the late President
McKinley. The Washington G. A. R.
Eosts and the National Memorial
ridge Association propose to hold a
publio meeting at an early date to for
ward the movement. President Roose
velt has promised to Write a letter to
be read at the meeting.
At Cotta, in Saxony, persons who
did not pay their taxes last year are
published in a list which hangs up in
all restaurants and saloons of the city.
Those that are on the list can get
neither' moat nor drink at these places
under penalty of loss of license.
When some elderly women try to
look young they dye in tho attempt.
"? j&tfirl&to
Ail woman who auffnr
from ohronlo dlsaasps
to wrho to Dr. Ptoroo.^
Tlmt advice is based upon practica]
experience. After suffering for mont'-s,
and finding no benefit result from the
ttreatment of the
local physician,
Miss Belle Hedrick
wrote to Dr. Pierce
for advice. She
acted on the advice,
regained her appe
tite, recovered her
strength, and gaiu
^ ed several pounds
^ "Write to Doctor
i Pierce " is good ad
J vice fort every
itv-*^>jf V j[ w011181* to follow.
jOfS^UM coBts nothing.
wjf^^^\A\Wf f^r- Pierce invites
fj/'/e? ?','| sick women to con
>^5k?I*i ' him, by letter,
/P'jr*AN> free. Address Dr.
**? V- Vie?' lQ"
' I valids* Hotel and
Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y.
In a little over thirty ycura, Dr. Pierce,
assisted by bis staff of nearly a score of
physicians, bus treated and cured over
half a million women.
?I suffered from female weakness for five
months." writes Miss Belle Hcdrick of Nyc,
rmnum Co., "w. Vu. "I t.c?tc? "> " K0*"*
physician, but he never seemed to do me any
good. I wrote to Dr. R. V. l'lercc for advice,
which I received, telling me to take his ' Favoi Hi
Prescription 1 and'Ooldcu Medlcol Discovery.'
I took thirteen bottles of'Favorite Prescription'
audtlfsht of' Golden Medical Discovery.' WIk.i
1 had used the medicine a month my haalth was
much Improved. It has coutlnued to Imptovc
until now I can work at almost all kindt of
housework. I had scarcely any appetite, but it
is all right now. Have gained several pounds
in weight. I advise all who suffer from chronic
diseases to write to Dr. Tierce."
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
the bowel?. at_
IN A HUMOROUS "VBIN.
Some girls, whou asked to elopo, are
like ice. At llrst they arc cold and re
fuso you; then they melt and run
away.
A Missouri womau had the right
idea. In her card of thanks, she also
thauked her dead husband for his
thoujjhtfulncps in loading himself with
life insurance.
"Yes, ho has proposed by letter,"
she explained. "Now. do you think
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